Why do people assume that if someone is liberal it means we are communists?

Those two things are not interchangeable. A liberal is still a capitalist but we believe in a capitalism that works for all not just a select few. Communism is a far left ideology. There's nothing far left about social democracy or democratic socialism.

the idea of controlling people yet not calling them slaves is the problem.. while you say you are capitalism supporters,, you fail to see free market is devoid of government in business and peoples live. government is only to protect people from crime and foreign nations. the rest should be private. You idealistically feel you can create a fire in one room of a house and not harm the rest of the house and inhabitants. I do not think you know what communist are? You think they are some mystical monster.,,, they are just socialist where government owns all the big business. your position is a slow movement to Marxism with out realizing it until it is too late.

Total laissez faire capitalism is inequitable in today's society. Government must regulate some aspects of industrial activity, such as preventing businesses from engaging in fraud or misrepresentation, improperly disposing of toxic byproducts, or not paying employees fairly.

Today's Liberals are not the same Liberals I remember from the 60's and 70's. They are intolerant mean and spiteful and when they know they're losing an argument, the very last thing they'll do is admit it.

You cant dictate liberal ideas and call yourself a liberal. Once you start dictating and mandating anything idelologically you become a communistic tyrant, no matter what your original intent was or how noble it was supposed to be. If you try to force people to have your oppinion and supress free speech, youre a dictator and dictators are communists.

Just because you live in a Democracy doesnt mean your mindset is Democratic.

Sounds like Trump ideology, Our Democracy is in trouble because of him. America is no longer the "Gold Standard" of the world, Trump want us to be Nationalist, No thanks! I prefer to have "friends" that will back us on serious global problems.

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2 years ago

The term "liberal" has been misused over recent years. Liberal really means balanced and reduced government involvement. True liberals are now referred to as libertarians. Libertarians generally support right-wing economic policies with left-wing social policies. The "liberals" that people refer to today are actually progressives. Progressives strongly support a big government communist technocracy.

It's merely hate speech. It's easier for the more blindly entrenched to defend their blind entrenchedness when they outright demonize the other party and paint them to be pure evil and anti-American. Some on the left do it, too.

Most of the people who ask or answer questions in this forum have no clue what socialism or liberalism is. To them they are just buzz words that someone told them they should "hate." Note how they always seem to hate, never love.

Far Right!, Far Left! We are a Democracy and all of us should stand behind it, stop this petty bullsh*t!, of finger pointing. President's set the tone of the Nation, and Trump is not bringing the country together, his lawlessness...Cons turn a blind eye, Dems fighting to keep the rule of law